“But Khamzat is going to be the draw in Saudi ... Strickland also has his next booking set as he faces one-time title challenger Paulo Costa in a five-round co-main event at UFC 302, which ...

Paulo Costa recently came up with a nonchalant response to a fan after the latter claimed the Brazilian should target Khamzat Chimaev. The UFC tried to make the Chimaev vs. Costa happen at UFC 294 ...

Sean Strickland’s coach Eric Nicksick shared his UFC 302 co-main event prediction Nicksick said the UFC wanted Khamzat Chimaev ... “Tarzan” to finish Paulo Costa and talked about the ...

I would have preferred the Khamzat fight - I think he deserved ... He added: "If you look at Strickland's last fight against [Paulo] Costa, that doesn't warrant a title fight.

UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is seemingly working on improving his wrestling. Costa, known for his gritty and striking-heavy fighting style, has rarely relied on his grappling skills so far.

Khamzat Chimaev says one man has given a tougher fight than Gilbert Burns in the UFC. By April 2022, ‘Borz’ had stopped 10 ...

"Khamzat turned down a fight against me. When I was supposed to come back, my first fight back before Paulo Costa, they tried to book that fight and he didn't want to play. I said yes." Being part ...